Meet the pilot Indulis Blums

The first balloon flight took place in Paris in 1783. November 2009 On a brisk autumn morning, brothers Joseph-Michel and Jacques-Etienne Mongolfier lifted the first passengers – a sheep, a duck and a rooster – into the balloon baskets. The flight was a success, and it was not long before the first humans were also above the ground – two adventurers, Pilatre de Rozier and the Marquis d’Arland, can probably call themselves the first balloon pilots in history. The first balloon flight in Latvia took place in 1804. In 2005, a Flemish aeronaut flew from Riga to the Baltic coast. Margarita and Ernests Vītols are considered to be the first Latvians who took up the art of hot air ballooning. Since 19. gs. Many ballooning records have been set – hours flown, flights across oceans, around the globe and reckless jumps from balloons. But if one were to measure the record in a healthy dose of humour and convincing professionalism, then Latvian pilot Indulis Blūms would probably claim the record. Having been in the industry for more than twenty years, Indulis has not lost what is so important for a balloon pilot – the desire to rediscover both the industry and Latvia! Indulis Blūms’ career in the sky began in 1997. Airkargo launched air logistics solutions with a variety of aircraft in 2007. At that time, there was still no trace of balloons in Indulis Blūms’ CV. The balloon team has now grown to two pilots and several technical staff. One of the team’s best qualities is their many years of experience in ballooning together. Thanks to their experience, the team works technically and understands each other halfway. This allows every balloon flight to go smoothly and without a hitch. More than twenty years of ballooning experience and fun started with adventurers in France, one sheep, one duck and a rooster. Ballooning is an experiential adventure, a language that is understood around the world because people love to fly everywhere.